Dino Rossi: Not the Pro-Life Choice

Dino Rossi, one of the challengers to Democrat incumbent Patty Murray, is widely believed to be “pro-life” and “opposed to abortion”.

It’s time we examined the veracity of that rumor.

What many pro-life voters may not realize, is that Dino Rossi, in his two runs for governor, never received the endorsement of Human Life of Washington, the only pro-life organization in Washington state that surveys (in writing) all candidates for state and federal offices on the issue of abortion. The same is true this year as Dino seeks a spot on the general election ballot to challenge Patty Murray: He has not received the Human Life endorsement. In fact, Human Life of Washington issued a dual endorsement in the U.S.Senate race to: Paul Akers and Clint Didier, having both met the criteria. (Endorsements have not yet been listed on Human Life of Washington’s website, but the press release went out recently).

Human Life of Washington does not endorse candidates who support legalized abortion, even in the hard cases of rape and incest. Dino Rossi believes abortion should be legal in cases of rape and incest.

Washington Life Coalition’s “Little Emily” video put a human face on what some consider a “reasonable position”. The proponents of this position protest, “You’re talking about 1%!” If their estimate is accurate, their position callously discards an estimated 12,000 innocent babies per year, every year! The rape/incest caveats to a so-called “pro-life” position also weaken the entire case that a human person exists from the moment of fertilization and is therefore worthy of legal protection. After all, if the pro-life movement is going to argue that a human person exists at fertilization, then how can we justify that it is okay to kill some of them.

This compromised position is also a pretty good indicator that the candidate is not serious about ending legalized abortion. That certainly appears to be the case, according to Dino’s own statements:

How seriously do you want to end legalized abortion in America? Are you content with the right to life being a “back burner” issue? We believe it is time to get serious about our political strategy!

Democrat incumbent Patty Murray enjoys the support and financial backing of NARAL, Planned Parenthood and other groups that make up the abortion industrial complex. All we have from Dino Rossi are hints that he might personally believe some of what we believe, while assuring everyone he’ll not initiate any action to restore the right to life.

We already have abortion on demand in all stages! We can’t have it any more legal than what it already is. When it comes to restoring the right to life, how is electing a “personally pro-life” candidate different from electing someone who has the endorsement of NARAL and Planned Parenthood candidate if neither of them intend to do anything to end legalized abortion?